If you’ve ever been on the money-raising grind then you KNOW that founding a company is not only hard but also takes real GRIT. This week we’re featuring three amazing female founders that have created some fascinating companies. It’s because of them that you can now 1. Do activities with your kids via video-call 2. Eat plant-based dairy and cheese without compromising the taste 3. Experience sensorial audio story-telling, on a new level.

Maxeme Tuchman is the CEO of Caribu, an interactive video-calling platform that allows grandparents and parents to do activities with children when they are not in the same location. Think Facetime but with books and games. She strongly believes in educational equity and so has participated in programs like Teach For America, Harlem Children’s Zone and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Creating Caribu just made sense. Now parent’s and children everywhere are able to connect on a deeper level through video.

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Phaedra Randolph, a self-proclaimed Food Scientist who is all about reinventing dairy from plants. Her company Spero Foods provides dairy and egg products that taste good, are good for you and sustainable. The future of food. She’s created a product that is better for the body, the environment and all without sacrificing the taste. Phaedra has dedicated herself to informing people about the benefits of being vegan. She even started an initiative called Plant Based Life at Facebook, where she worked as a software engineer before starting her own company.

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Gina + Faye, friends before co-founders, founded a tech company and story-studio. Dipsea is all about empowering women and couples through audio stories. Gina spent most of her career as a design and brand strategist helping startups and Fortune 500 companies find their spot. She also studied Psychology, is empathy-driven and all about others’ feelings. Faye is the Econ major who initially worked as an Investment Associate at Bridgewater before switching to a software engineer role for startups in San Francisco. Both bring unique perspectives to the table as they continue to build on their creative sensual platform made for women.

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